Introduction; Chapter 1 Warfare and Military Manpower Mobilization in Ancient India, 1500 bc–ad 550; Chapter 2 Feudal Warfare, c. ad 600–ad 1200; Chapter 3 From the Mamluks to the Mansabdars, 1200–1740; Chapter 4 The Era of European Military Entrepreneurs, 1700–1850; Chapter 5 The Regimental System of Recruitment, c. 1700–1947; Chapter 6 Postcolonial Militaries, 1947–2012; Chapter 7 Insurgent Armies and Counter-Insurgency in South Asia, 1947–2012; Chapter 8 Non-Combatant Manpower and Warfare; Chapter 9 Conclusion;
